Scrolling through Netflix can often feel like a chore, especially when you kind of know what you are in the mood for but don’t know how to search for that.

Scrolling through Netflix can often feel like a chore, especially when you kind of know what you are in the mood for but don’t know how to search for that. Well, stress no more, because this genius Netflix hack is a genuine gamechanger that will stop you wasting those precious minutes finding what you fancy.

Yep, if it’s a Tuesday evening and you fancy an understated drama from the 1950s or a mad scientist comedy or even a steamy horror film, all you need to do is type in a very specific code, and Netflix will present all the possible options. Once you’ve discovered your code – and there are over 27,002 available here– you just need to log in and then type in http://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/XXXX to the web address.

But instead of XXXX you include the five-digit code. So next time you’re in the mood for a girl power science fiction flick (Alien) or a visually striking romance (Amelie) just remember that it’s much easier with this hack.